ML20054C748

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Forwards Compliance Insp Rept on 590820.Noncompliance Noted: Possession of Ni-63 in Excess of License Requirement Limits, Failure to Label Sealed Source & Maintain Records of Disposals
ML20054C748
Person / Time
Site: 07000263
Issue date: 09/22/1959
From: Kirkman R
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To: Mann M
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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References
FOIA-81-311, FOIA-Z81-311 NUDOCS 8204210595
Download: ML20054C748 (3)


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sg: 2 2 353 Marvin E }hnn, Assista:t Director Divisica of Inspecti n, Hend g artors Robert E Iirus, DL octer Inspection Division, :0:00 TlW:'XII".'AL C7 LEZ3% CCCLIAICZ DTETION ELYT - 10 CIR 30 SIDCL I23kTa Transmitted 'h.th 13 the fcEcwing inspecti.:n mpcrt involving m 18 w es UNI"2D Mr.13.WI, C::"'

G' Watarter.;n.krsaml Watartown 72, !hs achrutts License 3co 30-1010-2 4 w/anend.1 C-3978 aTn2/%

No items of nonecur1h-ce vero notad undre Licensos C-]973 and 33N21W The follow!.ng itens of nc=cW '4 "a vero acted during ths come of tnis inspecticus Liernrw -2 1

30.3 'Licens Req. tin: cents" 03 na 31 C1 s l

- in that the liee.seo pos :s.taed 4.9 :sc of 31 2

einh is in os: cess of the licence li:dt.

(Sao pare.p ph 10 B n:xler Licenses -2 and -4 of r= port details.)

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20.203 " Caution si::na lain 1s and sig sis" (f) acan+h (1) god (l.) - in that a 1.xd pig that a 1.1 me Co O scaled o m e was not Inbel d as o

sentn inaa required by t.de sectien.

(3co paragrcph 10 C t=ri'r Lioonses -2 ami -4 of repo.4 details.)

t 20.401 " Records of m:rve7:', r-thtien n nitorin~ sul diese.1' of disposals of N13 to tha scrap 6

(a) - in that no roc:rd 2 syst.sn s.re m!,tained.

(Sea ;nragraph 14 cf r%w :. & tails.)

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- ggp 2 2 Marvin M. Man Liesnso -A 30.3 ' License Requim. ements"

- is that the licensee poa tessed a 1 :ac Po210-ae neutron source that is not covsrsd by a=y of the lice::sas. (2ee paragraph 10 3 unzier Licenses 4 and =4 of rW details.)

20.203 Maation signs, labels and si;;=als' (f) SCoctainers (1) arf s(4) - in that a lead pig that contai'ad a 43.6 sa: Co ealsd source uma net bbelod as r@sd by this section. (3ee parsgraph 10 C u:xier Licensas -2 and -4 of re-M details.)

i In regs:4 to the 30.3 citations u:dsr Li::ensos -2 and 4 as is :mtad in the rro:-t dstails, the licensee subsitted an applicatLen on Auge:t 4,1959 to 22, vdeh repe:rt417 in-cluded theas isotopes.

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-2 and -4, the 43.6 :n Cod,0 3 of epcrt datailJ Txler Licenaea A3 is noted in paragraph 2 sealed 3:ur:e wa expoe+.ed to be l

used in the near futurs fer ths calibrstics of g:n : sy gaip-nect and for.;s:za ray scattering e:cerinact.3 It wt3 also detemined that this scurce w:rald be used utside of a shielded container and for thi3 rease>n ve are r-ecrasseding that a license ecnditica rerrliring t M i':q of this scurec be added to the new licen;te. This rac:rriendatien was diJcussM by tele %:ene with Cacil Sie%"e; 2 "S.

During the courte of the inspect:cs, the inspector vai i:wited to view the progresi of the vrk being done en ths rossarch l

reactor, which is being cenatructed under the direction of the l

Q110. Although reactor insmtieru as not urnier the juris-diction of this office, the request could nat grseicuoly be de.u W. For your iformtien, it was acted that the apprazimte 80' disaster, 70' high cylindrical b'*wm was pra d = 11y eennlated.cas-balf inch thick steel plato (gss in the veldig of th Final sta which cer.9titutes the va*-

side of the ht? mm) ver= being acecc:plished. It was sino (contin:LM)

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SEP 2 2 ??D hrvin M. %:n noted tbnt the 2' thick cen% vall on the insido of tta stcol piste was practie' ally cen:leted, as as the sW.1 which vill hold the core af t;w reactor. W dochla door air locks, bow-ever, had not yet been installai. The M4 "I is n g.edly constructed to be gs.2 tigns to a 2 ;si internal 7.scoun.

Pressure teata and mdio.rarAlc inapection cf welds m parts of the M414t'c had rsrcrtedly been coeducted. Durir4 the tear of the facility, the inJ 4ctor actad caly as an interestad observer.

The above items of nonevita.co were discussed with Wrsha=,

Inarply and with Mr. John L+rs, Assistant for Ad-4,4,tmtics, and :ir.11vard !!og;;s, Aa +ociate Dimtor of the A.M.

Landers and Hegge stated taai.r #1'ngneas to net 127 the deficiencies notod.

T~ ~ ah as no hasard is involtod by tha above itens of non.-

coercliance, s follewn ins;ectica 11 net roca:x:orded. W reeM that a letter be sent to the Coc,n-M:q Officer of idatartown Arsenal (Colonci C. 3. Rust) confir. ting the under*

stand:ng that the iteca of nonecq14ee wcul.1 bo roctified.

Enclorare 2 ays RA.

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